1 n-count If you refer to something as a security blanket, you mean that it provides someone with a feeling of safety and comfort when they are in a situation that worries them or makes them feel nervous. Alan sings with shy intensity, hiding behind the security blanket of his guitar.
The problem with typical prescription or over-the-counter muscle relaxers is that they do not heal the problem. They just shut off communication between your nervous system and brain so you donât feel pain. However, the shut-off isnât localized just to the painful and spastic muscles.
Muscle relaxants, which are also known as skeletal muscle relaxants, are a type of medication that is typically used to reduce or prevent muscle spasms or muscle spasticity that occurs as the result of some upper motor neuron syndromes. This group of medications do not actually act on the muscles themselves.